IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,619,287
Granted Patent B2
US 12,619,287 · App. 18/628,291 · Granted May 5, 2026

Connection structure and electronic apparatus

Inventors: So Nakanishi (Yokohama, JP); Tatsuya Ushioda (Yokohama, JP); Takehito Yamauchi (Yokohama, JP); Xueyong Yang (Yokohama, JP); Taro Minobe (Yokohama, JP); Jun Iwasaki (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
G06F1/1658G06F1/1684H01R12/62H01R2201/06
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Patent No.
US 12,619,287
App. No.
18/628,291
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connection structure connects an electronic board and another electronic board by a flat cable. An inclined part of the flat cable is linearly formed in an A-direction inclined relative to an X-direction and a Y-direction. In the inclined part, ridge fold lines that protrude toward the surface on a Z1 side and valley fold lines that protrude toward the surface on a Z2 side are formed along a B-direction that is orthogonal to the A-direction. A connector connected to the flat cable in the electronic board and another connector connected to the flat cable in another electronic board have shapes elongated in the X-direction, and the positions of the connector and the another connector are shifted in the X-direction and the Y-direction.

Claims (25)

1 . An electronic apparatus having a flat display chassis including a display and a rear cover that covers a surface opposite from a display surface of the display, the electronic apparatus comprising:

a flat cable that connects a first connection object and a second connection object in a space between the display and the rear cover,

wherein the flat cable has a ridge fold line that protrudes toward one surface of the flat display chassis and a valley fold line that protrudes toward another surface of the flat display chassis, the ridge fold line and the valley fold line extend along a direction intersecting with an extending direction,

wherein the flat cable includes a diagonal section that runs along a diagonal direction which is coplanar with the display and diagonal with respect to a width and a length of the flat display chassis, and wherein the ridge fold line and the valley fold line are disposed in at least the diagonal section of the flat cable.

2 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of ridge fold lines and a plurality of valley fold lines are alternately disposed.

3 . The connection structure according to claim 1 ,

wherein the ridge fold line and the valley fold line have angles of 45 degrees or less with respect to an extending surface of the inclined part.

4 . An electronic apparatus having a flat display chassis including a display and a rear cover that covers a surface opposite from a display surface of the display, the electronic apparatus comprising:

a flat cable that connects a first connection object and a second connection object in a space between the display and the rear cover,

wherein the flat cable has a ridge fold line that protrudes toward one surface of the flat display chassis and a valley fold line that protrudes toward another surface of the flat display chassis, the ridge fold line and the valley fold line extend along a direction intersecting with an extending direction,

wherein the flat cable has:

copper foil in each of a plurality of layers; and

a plurality of through holes are at predetermined intervals and connect the copper foil between the plurality of layers, and

the ridge fold line and the valley fold line are at positions offset from the through holes and at predetermined intervals.

5 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a plurality of ridge fold lines and a plurality of valley fold lines are alternately disposed.

6 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the ridge fold line and the valley fold line have angles of 45 degrees or less with respect to an extending surface of the inclined part.

7 . A connection structure for connecting a first connection object and a second connection object by a flat cable, comprising:

a ridge fold line that protrudes toward one surface of a chassis and a valley fold line that protrudes toward another surface of the chassis are in the flat cable along a direction intersecting with an extending direction;

a first connection connected to the flat cable in the first connection object and a second connection connected to the flat cable in the second connection object have shapes elongated in a first direction,

the first connection and the second connection are at positions offset in the first direction and at positions offset in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction,

the flat cable has a linear inclined part that is inclined with respect to the first direction and the second direction, and

the ridge fold line and the valley fold line are in the inclined part along a direction orthogonal to the extending direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2024
From: NAKANISHI, SO; USHIODA, TATSUYA; YAMAUCHI, TAKEHITO; YANG, XUEYONG; MINOBE, TARO; IWASAKI, JUN
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 067022/0345 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-085189 · May 24, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240393838A1 · Nov 28, 2024
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